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‘Nations appear and fall, but cities endure and rediscover how to succeed. In this meticulously defined and researched book, Glenn presents ideas for minimising suffering during urban catastrophes. His urgency identifies risks held in urban areas by 3.5 billion people. These people are many of us: as urban populations occupying 3 per cent of our planet’s land area, drawing water from 41 per cent of the world’s ground surface, consuming 60 to 80 per cent of global energy and achieving 80 per cent of the world’s economic productivity. For Glenn, our resilience—through diversity in preparation, survival and recovery—includes comprehensive approaches that are sustained in duration, o...
An economic analysis by the US Geological Survey's National Geologic Mapping Program that describes (1) geologic maps and their use as a fundamental data base, (2) a rigorous benefit-cost model for valuing geologic map information, and (3) the economic issues associated with determining whether or not a geologic map is a public good.